Car-replacer.



PATENTED MAY 10, 1904. L. B. GUMP.

GAR REPLAGER.

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PATENT OFFICE.

CAR-REPLACER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,702, dated May 10,1904.

Application filed September 30, 1903. Serial No. 175,145. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD B. GUMP, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Blair, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCar-Replacers, of which the following is a specification, refereneebeinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in carreplacers and derailers; and the object of the invention is to provide asimple, inexpensive, strong, and durable car replacer and deraileradapted to be readily placed in position on a rail and removedtherefrom, and capable of enabling cars being replaced on the rails in arapid and easy manner.

The invention consists in the novel construction, combination,andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and then more specifically claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, referonce is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and whereinlike numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews, in which- Figure 1 is an end view of my improved car replacer andderailer placed over a rail, the latter in section, showing the replacerand derailer prior to its being laterally shifted in proper position.Fig. 2 is a like view showing the replacer and derailer shifted into itsposition on the rail. Fig. 3 is a detached detail perspective view. Fig.4 is an underneath plan view. Fig. 5 is atop plan view of the replacerand derailer in position on the rails. Fig. 6 is a detached detailperspective view of the wedge-securing block.

The derailer and replacer in this construction comprises a body 1,provided with beveled ends 2 and having on its upper face a flange 3,extending down over the beveled ends 2 and projecting inwardly towardthe rails at the top of the body portion 1. The body portion 1 ispreferably east and may be made in skeleton form, whereby to lighten thesame, as seen in Fig. 4, if it is so desired.

This body portion is provided with a longitudinal groove 4 and isconnected by abridgepiece 5 with the side member 6, the edges of thebridge-piece being beveled, whereby not to interfere with the passage onto the bridgepiece of the flange of the car-wheel. One side of the treadof the rail 7 is received in the longitudinal groove 4:, and the innerface of the side member 6 is provided. with a longitudinal groove 8 toform the cut-away portion 9, which cut-away portion of the groove 8receives one side of the wedge 10, the upper part of this wedge fittingbetween the side wall of the cut-away portion 9 and one side of therail-tread and the lower portion of the wedge fitting between the sidewall of groove 8 and the web of the rail, the wedge being provided atopposite sides with shoulders 11 and 12, the former to engage underneaththe rail-tread and the latter to engage the upper wall of groove 8. Theshoulder 11 is inclined in order to conform to the incline on theunderneath face of the rail-tread. The side member 6 is preferablyprovided with an opening 14, whereby in event of the wedge 10 beinginserted only a short distance in between the side member 6 and the rail7 a suitable tool may be inserted back of the end of the wedge through.opening 14: and the wedge pried loose, whereby to permit its removal.The side member 6 on its upper outer edge forms a guide 15 for thewln-zel-flange to be guided by, whereby to pass the same into engagementwith the inner side of the tread of the rail.

In practice the wheel engages the beveled end 2 of the shoe or body 1and is guided by the flange of the wheel engaging the flange 3, so thatsaid flange of the wheel may be conducted into passage 16 between flange3 and the tread 15, and the wheel thereby guided across the bridge-piece6 into position on the rails.

1t will be observed that the device is readily placed in position and asquickly removed therefrom, the securing-wedge firmly fastening thereplacer in position on the rails.

in the practice of my invention two devices are employed, one for eachrail, the positioning of which with respect to each other beingdetermined by the location of the derailed car.

While I have herein shown and described a practical embodiment of myinvention, yet it Will be obvious that various changes may be made inthe details of construction without departing from the general spirit ofmy invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a car-replacer, a body portion or shoe provided with beveled endsand having a flange on its upper face extending from end to end and atthe center of its length curving inwardly from each end toward the rail,a side member, a bridgepiece provided with beveled edges connecting thebody or shoe to the side member, and a securing-wedge inserted betweenthe side member and the rail for securtion on said rail, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

LEONARD B. GUMP.

Vitnesses:

H. A. SHAFFER, P. V. LAND.

